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I'd propose the government gets out of the marriage business entirely. How on earth, for either heterosexual or homosexual couples, did the government wind up with the authority to determine who is married and who is not?
Governmentally, what does marriage even mean? It seems like just a term slapped on a particular set of citizen benefits. I'd much rather see the government issue long term co-habitation licenses to anyone who's made a commitment to share space - that may be a romantic relationship, it may be a roommate situation, whatever.
Marriage is an emotionally-loaded term with no actual collective definition. I would say leave that to churches, synagogues, mosques, personal interpretation, the recognition of friends and family, and keep the legal side of it entirely separate. Don't regulate romantic relationships in any way.
To either side, do you find this a distasteful proposal? Why?
For the pro-gay marriage side, you would have the same full legal benefits as a hetero couple; no discrimination. You live your life as you believe.
To the anti-gay marriage side, you officially recognize that the government doesn't have the authority to redefine marriage. You live your life as you believe.
Governmentally, what does marriage even mean? It seems like just a term slapped on a particular set of citizen benefits. I'd much rather see the government issue long term co-habitation licenses to anyone who's made a commitment to share space - that may be a romantic relationship, it may be a roommate situation, whatever.
Marriage is an emotionally-loaded term with no actual collective definition. I would say leave that to churches, synagogues, mosques, personal interpretation, the recognition of friends and family, and keep the legal side of it entirely separate. Don't regulate romantic relationships in any way.
To either side, do you find this a distasteful proposal? Why?
For the pro-gay marriage side, you would have the same full legal benefits as a hetero couple; no discrimination. You live your life as you believe.
To the anti-gay marriage side, you officially recognize that the government doesn't have the authority to redefine marriage. You live your life as you believe.